The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-31
M mar MY rATHeR WORE.

No habit Of painting tie
town II never
mashed DER election
news. Nor kicked in
an opera hall Twas
calamity DOTTED 10
the danes of old
With grace that
would now appal.
It's years cndear II.
Twill not wear ID: For how would the people roar
To see me airing the old gray hal MY
father and grandfather Wore!
"A. o.. B,iaIU in Detroit Free Press.
JUNGLE TOMS CABIN"
sUncIe Toms Cabin" is called in French Ia
Case de pOncle Tom" in German Oncle Tom s
lutte" in Danish "Onlzel Tomas" in Dutch DE
NegerhuI," in flesiish . DE Hut van onkel Tom,
in Hungarian "Tama's Baiya," in Italian " la Ca
parma Della Zio Tommnso." in Polish : Chata
Wuia Tomaszan in Portuguese "A Cabana do Pal
Th0maz - in Spanish " la Cabans del TIC Tomas, "
in Russian "Khizhina Dyadi Toma," and in Swe-
dish "onSel Toms Stuga,"
Editors Chat.
J. r. Hines, First Lieutenant, New Bethlehem,
Pa, asks a number of questions, the most of which
are impossible TO answer with any probability OF
correctness.
No one Is in n position TO even estimate the num-
Der Of men killed in the wars of the world.
There will always be a controversy 10 which
was the deciding battle of 1861 TO 1861 Some claim
Il was Shiloh, Others claim Gettysburg IL may
have been one of half hundred.
Pennsylvania furnished SCI, IO5 white troops and
s,6l2 oolored for the civil war. New York fur
nished The most men, having 467.0F white and
aI25 ooored 10 her credit, while Kansas furnished
the largest percentage TO population, being cred
tied with l6.S per cent
Ada NJ. Williams received the prize from Edwin
Randolph, her answer ante-datng all one day.
Railroad enigmas good, but too long. This is
often the trouble with contributions OF all sorts.
Breyity H. the soul of wit.
Byn Maxwell, Ptisburg, Kan, would like the
question Of Woman Suffrage taken mp in the Club.
The season Of flower culture and other outdoor
diversions should call out some useful hints from
she Happy Household and the C. c.
Fee Alton would thank her unknown Michigan
friend, Rs she values praise graciously bestowed
and considered the letter no Intrusion.
Conversation Club.
R,iles oChie Clu5-l. Write briefly. 2 Write only
on side of the paper. 3. Write 10 the point 4.
Write on one subject. 5. Write your best. 6.
Send answers TO ali puzzles for Of Editor Each
week the names of those writing the best letters
style, composition, spelling, penmanshp and gem
eTal merit consdered-wl be named at the head
of this column the Honor Roll. First honor
will include ali of these requirements. Second
honor viii include deficiency in some one point.
No Others will be named
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS
First Honor-I.ola Mae Collier, Springport, Mich.
Second Honor-Frank Linton, New Alexandria,
soLvERs AND sEARcHERs.
Jennie Bean, ST. Charles Iowa i; Eleanor "
Maui. Bridgcton. N J., /; Lucy A. scoviIie, Nor.
folk, Conn, a John v. Woods, Hollis, n. H. 3;
May +. Clark. Medford. Pa. 4 Jennie n. White
Karthaus. Pa. 4; Ernest Rees, Pittsburg, Pa. 4
Ora J.. Stone Clinton, Mass. 1 t. c. Gilroy, Der.
wick, Pa, 4; III. NJ. Mccall, Cole Camp, Mo-, z,
Nora Mnrniz, Ringgold, Iowa, 81 w. II. salts
Hillsboro, Wis., j. w. SpOOner, KrRnzburg, Oak.
i; q. w. Castle, Evansville, Ind, 3; Mrs y. A
Stiles, Sheridan Mich, Il Edgar u. Horn. National
Military Home Ohio; John L. Wright Rutland
ILL.,. 3; Anna d, Williams, Goodiand, Ind, i Har
met D. Kelley Plymouth, Ind, j David Smith
West Pike, Pa: ella s Durkee, schofeld, Via, 8
Anna Harlan, Savannah, Mo-. l.
OUR R0LL-cALL-GREETING
Louisa Allen daug hier 9lh Mimi. veteran: Lors
A. Malworth, Neitie r. Lyon, Pierrepont, Manor
N. "; ZulR Spurrier, New StFaitsvile, o.; Geors,
u. Holden, 10, Redwood Fails, Mimi; Isabel Col
ler Santa Rosa, Mo-; Jennie B. Mcdowell, Fol
Lake, Wis; Anna M. Elres Kalida, o.; Gertie Nc
Nit Lester, Mich; Ida NJ. Pndney, daughter 1874
n. ", Candor. n. Y, Harry Fream. Room So 4
Nassau street New York CITY; John Shpeys sol
2lst Wis. veteran, Ne. London; @. W. Castle
Evansville, lid; Ora l.. stone. Clinton, Mass
Oliver Walker, North Bend Neb.; IL. Wheeler
Schuyler. Neb.; Ida and Daisy Mcintyre, BrasheaT
Mo. Hattie Giddings. Mckinney, Tex; Nellie O
Bleness, Topeka, Kan; Albert j. Hilton, For
Bridger, Wyoming, SOB OF Co. Il, llth Iowa. Vet
erah,
OUR YOUNG RECRUITS.
Orpha Kitchen Q3l, daughter Co. ID, Il6th IN
Decatur, a.; Wallace h. Floss I2), Browingtor
VI; a. o. Rudd g4) OaldRle, Conn; Annie o. ban
Sell co. daughter 10Th III. Cav, Centraa H.; Al
len Christian 10, son 9TH MIMI, Lucas. Mimi; MAJ
shall J. Dickson tl0), son Co. A, 7th Iowa Cav
AA'1e
doth Mass l3elohertOwn Mass; James Ray al
son 18th Ind, Fairmont Ind. Oracle D. Gurwel
daughter Go. H. 30 Iowa Cav. Gean Kan; Dais
kirkpatrick, daughter r. n. b.. Ottumwa Iowa
Lizzie NJ Plumlegl QD. Co. 4, 18TH H.. Barting
ton, Ne6.i May Erwin az. Latona, ~; Clar
Pickering 90, daughter gslh Ohio Atlanta Neb
Clarh Bell EdmonsOn IO) daughter Co. C. llt
Iowa, Carydon, Iowa; Chas. "a. Bower Q3), so
Lieutenant ll9th Ill, Delphos Kan; Lille .
BaughmRn ll1. daughter Go. j, I'D Ind, Ligonie
Ind; Mora Goodman, daughter SSth Ind. PERI
lnd.i kudophier liHwllns llll. son Co d, 9th Ind
Bloomington, Ind; louisa Allen Q4), Co. A, 81
Mimi. Grand Forks, Oak; JAmes q. McKinne
a., eon Go. q, l56th III. Neoga, ~ Susie Cornell
daughter 6lst y. u, Nanetten, n. Y; Nellie {
LOuden 49,. daughter Co. r. s7th Pa. Blanchar,
Iowa: Beae Iurgeson (lll daughter Co 4 2Ot
Kan, Cleuton. " wyoming; w. = Grant OBJ son q,
ID, 18th Mo-, Higgins, Mo.
CLUB wHIsPERs
We have Rliterary society, which has been organ
tEed about six months. u hRs been divided int
two compaiiies-A aHd Is. Zach has editor an
assistant, who publish a paper every tw
weeks called the Bt0asODl IL contains locals witt
sayings, lOkes aud some very instructive piece
We hnd ID pleasant aud prohtable.-Ilaitie Gi
clHgs. Mckinney, Tex.
How proud we should be Of our soldier fnther
who went nt their couutry's call 20 the defense
that starry banner emblem Of our glorious Unio
A. tIe Wheeling Reunion last Fall 4 saw many
them together and how tenderly aud reverend
the manned aud war-sained veterans gazed {
their tnttored batlelags. Some OF the flags we
bot remnnniso OF departed glory, but they brougl
back Koncsaw. Chic1amauga the Midernes
Shiloh. Perryvie aud many other engagement
where brave fought and fell Put my nan
10 rHE TRIBUNE Pedge.-Frank Linton Ne
Alexandra, o.
THE HELP OF HINDRANcEs.
FRIEgDs OF THE 4. c.: An our lives long we a
looking forward 10 some possession just beyond A
thinking ID only had that our satisfaction Won
be complete. Yet no sooner h. II obtained by di
of much effort and sk ID la planning than the de-i
H. over, ard some new object Of pursuit taIcs
place. Have not all said 10 ourselves over IA
over, II only had that possession would aslx (
nothing Nirpv But III !. on nui inf
possession Of everything wished II would 81
.us htte pleasure Ii the lover Of art were 10 q
ceiVe hs choice collections Of pictures by car load
they would be vastly depreciated 81 the mt
beautiful ehclls were deposited by the bushel
your cabinet, they would soon be turned over
caroiessiy az pebbles. As one hRs said {" We sac,
suspense, uncertainty and difficulty 10 give "
10 success: certainty and abundance depreciHle &
value There d. a strange pervcFsty la the hnmi
mind, which seems 10 require the force Of oppo
ton % wake up all lie energies. No doubt MAJ
of the great Inventions aud discoveries that ha
blessed Our havo found their uainslrii
la many obstacles which rose la the way of 4
originator. Instead of looking upon such hi
ORANGES great evils that kept back the work ,
may rather regard them many spurs 10 ar
on the workman 20 pau forth more strength in 1
labor.
But II you have q chosen plan n wise cour
marked which you feel n the right path for \,
70 walk, enter a. boldly and tread the grou
hrmly, mo matter how many lions may seem la q